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BPSA McNeil Responding to Symptoms Competition Final |
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The BPSA McNeil Responding to Symptoms competition is a unique opportunity to win prizes based on communication skills- something that students’ don’t always get an opportunity to practice at an undergraduate level.
At each round of the competition, entrants are given a scenario in which a patient presents with an ailment. The aim is to use your communication skills to the best of your ability in order to question the patient on their ailment, select an OTC product to treat their problem and then counsel the patient on the product’s use along with any other information.
Entrants are marked predominantly on their communication with the patient and can also use any resource as part of their preparation for the scenario. This means that any student from any year has a chance of going far, as no clinical knowledge is required prior to entering the competition.
The first round of the competiton was held at individual schools of pharmacy, organised by the BPSA National Representities. For those who won from each school, a semi-final was held in March and there four finalists were chosen. The McNeil Responding to Symptoms Competition final was held on 28th March at Kingston University, during BPSA Day of the 66th BPSA Annual Conference. The four finalists were Monica Sudra from Kings College London, Martin Rayner from Kingston University, May Ting from the University of Manchester, and Mohammad Raziq from the University of Wolverhampton.
The finals scenario was based around smoking cessation. The finalists were asked to counsel a patient on giving up smoking and the use of Nictotine Replacement Therapy (NRT). Samples of the NRT product Nicorette along with a lot of extra information was kindly provided by McNeil for the contestants to use as part of their preparation for the scenario with the patient.
 The BPSA McNeil Responding to Symptoms competition winner, Martin Rayner (left)
However, after a tough competition, Martin Rayner, was announced as the winner at the BPSA Day Medical Exhibition, in front of the McNeil Stand and the rest of the conference delegates.
This year, the competition has been extremely successful, with a record number of Schools of Pharmacy taking part. The BPSA would also like to thank McNeil for their continued support of the Association’s services and the opportunity to offer this unique competition for our members.
For anyone who wishes to enter the competition next year please contact your BPSA Representitive, who is responsible for the organisation of the school of Pharmacy round of the competition during the first term of University, before Christmas. |
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